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dollar has weakened both the euro and the yen. the euro is above 135. >> how much of what happened is directly related to congressional policies. a lot of people thinking we may not resolve this fiscal cliff until this week. how much was just a fewer -- i can't do a thing until washington resolves this. >> you talked about it endlessly. >> yeah, endlessly. >> we didn't see it in consumer spending. >> big inventory contraction. i think a lot of this was, i can't handle anything until i know -- it's sandy and washington. washington played a major role. i think the republicans and democrats finally realized they were killing this economy and they've gotten together, and now we're seeing things go up. [ bell ringing ] >> a law firm marking its pro bono project in human trafficking in america. all right. a lot of interesting movements here. we're seeing shares of research in motion higher by about 2.3%. in the past two days, sold off. a little bit of selling prior to the event. >> incredible how clever the market is. now people say, i'
dollar has weakened both the euro and the yen. the euro is above 135. >> how much of what happened is directly related to congressional policies. a lot of people thinking we may not resolve this fiscal cliff until this week. how much was just a fewer -- i can't do a thing until washington resolves this. >> you talked about it endlessly. >> yeah, endlessly. >> we didn't see it in consumer spending. >> big inventory contraction. i think a lot of this was, i can't...
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is it going to be 1.20 versus the euro/yen? there's going to be softening of the euro. >>> cutting ceo jamie dimon's pay. that brings dimon's total compensation for 2012 to a mere $11.5 million. down from $23 million a year before. we are asking with 11.5 million bucks less in his pocket how might dimon tighten his belt. sweet us@squawkstreet. some of your answers straight ahead. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits
is it going to be 1.20 versus the euro/yen? there's going to be softening of the euro. >>> cutting ceo jamie dimon's pay. that brings dimon's total compensation for 2012 to a mere $11.5 million. down from $23 million a year before. we are asking with 11.5 million bucks less in his pocket how might dimon tighten his belt. sweet us@squawkstreet. some of your answers straight ahead. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion...
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euro hitting an 11-month high. the yen hitting a 2 1/2-month low. these are things we continue to watch, in addition to the equity markets. >> talking to our partner simon this morning, how maybe spain doesn't need a bailout. the banks are suddenly talking about a return on equity that is higher than american banks. the big issue has been will they get complacent over there, because there is so much good news in europe. it's not backed up by growth. it just seems to be backed up by solvency. >> we had a lot of european officials coming out of late saying things are improving, that the worst is over, the crisis for the euro. we had them saying last week they were better than a year ago. >> i would like to see their change on the debt. >> more spending cuts. >> is there a large american bank that is not reporting this week? i mean, the number of banks coming out over the next two days -- [ bell ringing ] >> harry winston, this is a swiss company buying an american company. these are the things that we maybe give you perspective. i know that may be too
euro hitting an 11-month high. the yen hitting a 2 1/2-month low. these are things we continue to watch, in addition to the equity markets. >> talking to our partner simon this morning, how maybe spain doesn't need a bailout. the banks are suddenly talking about a return on equity that is higher than american banks. the big issue has been will they get complacent over there, because there is so much good news in europe. it's not backed up by growth. it just seems to be backed up by...
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let's go back to the euro, this time let's do the euro versus the dollar. we can see 7 1/2-month high on that trade. it's going to be very fascinating to continue to monitor the relationship between, as ira harris said yesterday, a bit of the exporters on the auto side in europe versus what's going on with the euro/yen to see what kind of impact or retaliation we see on the economic scene for the weakened currency helping the export market in japan. jim, back to you. >> thank you, rick. let's check out the latest in energy, metals. sharon epperson, nymex. >> oil prices pulling back, jim, but that's after reaching multi-month highs. we had the brent crude contract reach a three-month high yesterday. wti at a four-month high. a lot of this had to do in terms of the gains we saw yesterday with the report that the saudis have cut their oil production in december significantly. today's news is focusing on the spread between the two, which has come in significantly as right now around $17. of course, the energy department this week saying they believe it will ave
let's go back to the euro, this time let's do the euro versus the dollar. we can see 7 1/2-month high on that trade. it's going to be very fascinating to continue to monitor the relationship between, as ira harris said yesterday, a bit of the exporters on the auto side in europe versus what's going on with the euro/yen to see what kind of impact or retaliation we see on the economic scene for the weakened currency helping the export market in japan. jim, back to you. >> thank you, rick....
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euro growth is still weak. once the risk compression trade has run its course, i think it will be that trend taking over again. so around 1.34 i would sell again. >> as you look into 2013, do you see a european crisis? do you see the ecb essentially having to come into the markets? was angela merkel right it will be tougher for germany than 2012 was? >> i think growth remains very, very weak. therefore, i think during the course of the year, ecb will be forced to take additional steps. that will drive the euro gradually lower. >> gradually lower, but not a crash. >> not a crash like we saw in the summer. >> interesting. thank you for your time. >> thanks so much. >> for more currency trades, be sure to catch "money in motion" on friday at 5:30 with melissa. if you want more educational currencies, go to currencyclash @money in month. >> the fiscal cliff that was almost not. what it means for the players in health care. the ceo of athena health joins us in 15 minutes' time. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you should've seen
euro growth is still weak. once the risk compression trade has run its course, i think it will be that trend taking over again. so around 1.34 i would sell again. >> as you look into 2013, do you see a european crisis? do you see the ecb essentially having to come into the markets? was angela merkel right it will be tougher for germany than 2012 was? >> i think growth remains very, very weak. therefore, i think during the course of the year, ecb will be forced to take additional...
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if we look at the euro/yen, it's at 21-month highs. if we look at the dollar/yen, it's a 31-month high. even though the pound is having a tough time against the eurozone, everybody's having a party against the yen. these cross trades have been one of the biggest surprises to many for 2013 thus far. and it hasn't taken long. the other thing, of course, durables today is one of the reasons we're up several basis points, again, along with stocks. but if you look at the proxy for capital spending, up only .2% for the month of december. that was a little disappointing and maybe one of the more important components of today's durable series. jim, back to you. >> thank you, rick. let's check out the latest news in energy. sharon? >> the fact that hess is exiting the refining business is a huge news for the oil industry, for the energy industry. it's also going to have a big impact for drivers along the east coast. wholesale gasoline prices up about 2% today. a lot of that has to do about this news from hess, as well as the fact, of course, th
if we look at the euro/yen, it's at 21-month highs. if we look at the dollar/yen, it's a 31-month high. even though the pound is having a tough time against the eurozone, everybody's having a party against the yen. these cross trades have been one of the biggest surprises to many for 2013 thus far. and it hasn't taken long. the other thing, of course, durables today is one of the reasons we're up several basis points, again, along with stocks. but if you look at the proxy for capital spending,...
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if you look at the euro versus the dollars, wow, euro is screaming today. you look at the euro/yen, that's screaming as well. the dollar/yen is screaming as well. so the dynamic of the yen continuing to be under pressure. will this be a huge move? many think, if you talk to some of the japanese officials, they're say it's just getting back to a reality after the end was pretty much decimated about a year ago with respect to too strong relative to the other currencies. no matter how you slice it, all that meats is where we are now and where we're going in the future. >> thank you we'll find out the latest movements in energy. sharon, take it over. >> it's all about algeria. a lot of traders are paying attention to the ongoing hostage situation at the gas field where islamist militants had attacked that facility and still holding some folks hostage there. we have learned from the algerian news agency that about 45 hostages, including some americans had escaped the complex, but still bp is confirming that the situation remains unresolved. it tellses it has con
if you look at the euro versus the dollars, wow, euro is screaming today. you look at the euro/yen, that's screaming as well. the dollar/yen is screaming as well. so the dynamic of the yen continuing to be under pressure. will this be a huge move? many think, if you talk to some of the japanese officials, they're say it's just getting back to a reality after the end was pretty much decimated about a year ago with respect to too strong relative to the other currencies. no matter how you slice...
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and the reason the ecb hasn't let the euro go. i think they're going to prep the markets next time for a cut. >> what are your levels? >> well, 131.20 was interesting. a level we tried to break through all fall. we finally got above it. now the market in the technicals should be support. it didn't hold the support. you want to go short the euro. >> are you a dollar bull overall? are you getting behind other trades on the basis that the greenback could go higher, higher interest rates in america? >> absolutely, simon. the dollar has this underlying bid ever since the fed minutes last week. it really seems like qe infinity is just to the end of 2013. the dollar rallying against the yen. i want to be short euro, right around current levels, right around 1.3050. put a stop loss above the old level, 1.50. and the break around 1.2850. >> thank you for your time. todd gordon joining us there from aspen trading. catch "money in motion" on fridays at 5:30 eastern with melissa. if you wanted more education about currencies, go to currency i
and the reason the ecb hasn't let the euro go. i think they're going to prep the markets next time for a cut. >> what are your levels? >> well, 131.20 was interesting. a level we tried to break through all fall. we finally got above it. now the market in the technicals should be support. it didn't hold the support. you want to go short the euro. >> are you a dollar bull overall? are you getting behind other trades on the basis that the greenback could go higher, higher...
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somebody just wrote it's quake to are a euro bear at the moment. the stock markets conversely were taken further into negative territory. let's look at the three major indices. can you see the way in which they tracked down during the course of the segts. the other thing that i should mention to you before i hand you back is in advance of the ecb today, the spanish had a very good auction of debt. they deliberately were defensive and auctioned a two-year debt, which is exactly the direction the ecb would come in to buy debt if there was an emergency. i think this is a ten-month flow now on the spanish two-year yield but what a trek it has been during the course of the last year. >> nice way to start the year anyway, in spain anyways. let's get back to the news desk. michelle? >> it was about half an hour ago that representatives cummings and waxman released documents that might suggest the current ceo of walmart knew about allegations of bribery in mexico in early 2000. there are some other interesting stuff. there's also a link drawn to the former
somebody just wrote it's quake to are a euro bear at the moment. the stock markets conversely were taken further into negative territory. let's look at the three major indices. can you see the way in which they tracked down during the course of the segts. the other thing that i should mention to you before i hand you back is in advance of the ecb today, the spanish had a very good auction of debt. they deliberately were defensive and auctioned a two-year debt, which is exactly the direction the...
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positive comments, relinch aunc the euro. >> i remember when euro was in the last debt gross. wrong. >> great britain, uk, still eurozone. >> a lot of commotion down here. we look at the live feed from davos, switzerland. >> they're not happy. [ bell ringing ] >> at the nasdaq, starz celebrating its spin-off from liberty media. >> there's speculation about starz. but when i talked to a number of people who run various media companies, it might have been considered as buyers of that. they're saying, not me, check with that guy, and he said, not me, check with that other guy. we'll see if there's a potential acquirer of starz. >> netflix yesterday in the conference call, hastings was saying the great cable channels need us. you can't just jump in. before "breaking bad" you need a stream. >> netflix stepped in where starz has stepped out. >> s&p gainers for the year, netflix number one. >> is that true? >> up almost 59%. number two. best buy, number three dell, if you can believe that. >> name me three stocks that have come back from the dead. >> that would be dell, best buy and
positive comments, relinch aunc the euro. >> i remember when euro was in the last debt gross. wrong. >> great britain, uk, still eurozone. >> a lot of commotion down here. we look at the live feed from davos, switzerland. >> they're not happy. [ bell ringing ] >> at the nasdaq, starz celebrating its spin-off from liberty media. >> there's speculation about starz. but when i talked to a number of people who run various media companies, it might have been...
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this is the euro versus the swiss. there's been a major appreciation of the euro. it's basically at 20-month highs. what's fascinateding is, now look at the next chart. we don't have negative yields in a swiss two-year anymore. see how the charts correlate? basically that's a barometer. funding issues have receded, swiss are getting back to normalcy. now it's all about growth and employment. and all of that information comes out at the end of the week. david faber, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, mr. santelli. well, yesterday's shares of hess up rather sharply in part because of the company's announcement of a number of different things it's doing refining its assets. interestingly it didn't react as much as one might have anticipated given today's move from what we learned is likely to be a move by elliott associates on the company from an activist perspective. this morning we got that move. and boy, did we ever get it. the stock itself moving up sharply. let me quickly give you some of the particulars here. you know, this name has been out there i
this is the euro versus the swiss. there's been a major appreciation of the euro. it's basically at 20-month highs. what's fascinateding is, now look at the next chart. we don't have negative yields in a swiss two-year anymore. see how the charts correlate? basically that's a barometer. funding issues have receded, swiss are getting back to normalcy. now it's all about growth and employment. and all of that information comes out at the end of the week. david faber, back to you. >> all...
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i think nothing but that at this point. >> looking to get long euro u.s. dollar what are your levels and how do you get to your target at this point? >> i think that we are seeing a little bit of a pull back. two types of strategies you can do, buy the pull back or buy it in a breakout. i think the smarter thing to do right now because we are seeing consolidation is to buy on a break of 137 stock at 135 and target of 137.75. i think all the factors we was been talking about the past couple of weeks including capital flowing back into the eurozo eurozone, very good german data overall. blessing of the ecb -- >> other jobs report on friday? >> i think that, you know, right now, really a longer term view. 135 a significant support level, a breakout point. as a result, not too worried about t. >> kathy, thanks for stopping by, kathy lien at bks. >>> men racials in high gear for super bowl xlvii sun is day. but what about how you plan tie life at the big game? robert frank joins us with a look at how the uberrich are arriving in style. i got to see this. >> tha
i think nothing but that at this point. >> looking to get long euro u.s. dollar what are your levels and how do you get to your target at this point? >> i think that we are seeing a little bit of a pull back. two types of strategies you can do, buy the pull back or buy it in a breakout. i think the smarter thing to do right now because we are seeing consolidation is to buy on a break of 137 stock at 135 and target of 137.75. i think all the factors we was been talking about the past...
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that helped push the euro to the highs of the day. we're showing you the ten-year yield for spain over the last year. it's down -- we wanted to give you context. remember it was the summer when they were getting very nervous about 7% yields. now we're down to 5%. some of the spanish bonds very long term. due in 2041. so they have clearly regained some of the confidence of the markets. take a look at this six-month chart. the big decline in particular of nearly 30% when it comes to their long-term interest rates. european stocks, they were choppy today though. driven in part by a german news report that said german regulators are running a simulation on what would happen if banks were forced to split their retail and investment activities. think of german glass steagall. so they got hit particularly hard, falling more than 3% before recovering off the lows. there were rumors denied by the bank that they'd offer a profit warning. you can see the big hit here. the overall german market improved after the confidence data came out in the c
that helped push the euro to the highs of the day. we're showing you the ten-year yield for spain over the last year. it's down -- we wanted to give you context. remember it was the summer when they were getting very nervous about 7% yields. now we're down to 5%. some of the spanish bonds very long term. due in 2041. so they have clearly regained some of the confidence of the markets. take a look at this six-month chart. the big decline in particular of nearly 30% when it comes to their...
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one more look at the euro as well versus the dollar. been quite a week for them. we were over $1.33 yesterday. currently just a shade below at $1.32.96. want to update you on the hostage crisis at a natural gas plant in algeria. conflicting reports about the number of hostages released. we've been working that story back at headquarters. >> hey, carl. thank you so much. it's clear that the hostage rescue operation is ongoing. it is a very fluid situation. british prime minister david cameron telling parliament this morning that algerian forces are still pursuing terrorists and trying to bring hostages to safety. he also offered new information on the attack. >> it appears to have been a large, well coordinated, and heavily armed assault and it is probable that it had been preplanned. >> now, details of the rescue operation remain unclear but we are seeing the first images of some freed hostages arriving at a hospital in algeria. the total number of people dead or injured remains in question due mainly to the fact that the gas plant is located in such a remote area
one more look at the euro as well versus the dollar. been quite a week for them. we were over $1.33 yesterday. currently just a shade below at $1.32.96. want to update you on the hostage crisis at a natural gas plant in algeria. conflicting reports about the number of hostages released. we've been working that story back at headquarters. >> hey, carl. thank you so much. it's clear that the hostage rescue operation is ongoing. it is a very fluid situation. british prime minister david...
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will you be afraid it could be much worse, euro crisis or debt ceiling or china hard landing, would it really spook you to the point that you get more nervous. nobody's bearish about earnings right now. they aren't. people think it's a -- the numbers are too high and they'll slowly come down, but they're not worried about a recession like they were in the fall, summer and fall of 2011. look, i think the earnings numbers will come down. if the multiple expands, it will be because people believe the policy will be there forever. if you're me, you're worried a little bit more about the fed balance sheet and the fact that it obviously robs from the future to do this unconventional policy. i don't really want to gamble that is a great long-term strategy. >> we've got to wrap up. i give you a lot of credit. you work for a firm that's got a year's retail platform and probably benefits from people buying stocks. do you ever get pressure from management at all? >> never at all. to be honest, i work at a firm with a bunch of great people. my job is to make people think. when you have a framework
will you be afraid it could be much worse, euro crisis or debt ceiling or china hard landing, would it really spook you to the point that you get more nervous. nobody's bearish about earnings right now. they aren't. people think it's a -- the numbers are too high and they'll slowly come down, but they're not worried about a recession like they were in the fall, summer and fall of 2011. look, i think the earnings numbers will come down. if the multiple expands, it will be because people believe...
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the first chart is the euro/yen. this comes back to the highest levels since the summer of 2011. when you include the dollar/yen in that chart, you have to go back an extra year. we're comping to the summer of 2010. in either case, the dynamic is the same. i keep harping on it, and it continues to be the best trade that the fx traders are dealing with for the last three or four months. that is, long anything against the yen. carl, back to you. >> thanks a lot, rick. talk to you in a little while. let's check out the latest moves in metals. >> good morning, carl. let's start with the slide in gold futures down a dollar may not seem like so much. when you look at the fact that gold is below $16.50 an ounce, a key technical level there, that is the reason why many traders say there's more bullish momentum in the gold market. add to that the fact that the latest report said the bullish bets for gold are at the lowest levels we've seen since august. a lot of investors are on the sidelines waiting to see what happens with the next round of budget talks. and not wanting to buy until the
the first chart is the euro/yen. this comes back to the highest levels since the summer of 2011. when you include the dollar/yen in that chart, you have to go back an extra year. we're comping to the summer of 2010. in either case, the dynamic is the same. i keep harping on it, and it continues to be the best trade that the fx traders are dealing with for the last three or four months. that is, long anything against the yen. carl, back to you. >> thanks a lot, rick. talk to you in a...
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report indicate investors were willing to lend them 10 billion euros. they were able to lower the interest rate. they may less than 5% for the$. their five-year paper. here is the ten-year yield. the ceo of i kia giving an interview, saying what some years ago took two to three years now takes four to six years. we also see there's a lot of hidden obstacles in different markets and also within the european union that's holding us back. that's the huge swedish furniture store with the beautiful blue all over it. back to you. >> maybe they can move to bulgaria or russia. everyone is doing it. >> see you later. >> michelle caruso-cabrera. let's get to mary thompson with some news this time on whirlpool. >> stock moving higher, up 2.5% on the news that the u.s. trade ban panel gave final improve to impose anti-dumping duties on washington machines from south korea and mexico. the u.s. international trade commission voting 6-0 in a case brought by whirlpool that said the company had been materially harmed or was threatened with material harm by those other m
report indicate investors were willing to lend them 10 billion euros. they were able to lower the interest rate. they may less than 5% for the$. their five-year paper. here is the ten-year yield. the ceo of i kia giving an interview, saying what some years ago took two to three years now takes four to six years. we also see there's a lot of hidden obstacles in different markets and also within the european union that's holding us back. that's the huge swedish furniture store with the beautiful...